The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Huntsman: Winter's War
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Written by	Evan Spiliotopoulos Craig Mazin
Based on	Characters created by Evan Daugherty
Produced by	Joe Roth
Starring	Chris Hemsworth Charlize Theron Emily Blunt Nick Frost Sam Claflin Rob Brydon Jessica Chastain
Narrated by	Liam Neeson
Cinematography	Phedon Papamichael
Edited by	Conrad Buff
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	Roth Films Perfect World Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29) (Hamburg) April 22, 2016 (2016-04-22) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes[1] 120 minutes (extended edition)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$115 million[2]
Box office	$165 million[3]

The Huntsman: Winter's War is a 2016 American fantasy action-adventure film. Billed as both a prequel and sequel to Snow White & the Huntsman (2012), it marks the directorial debut of Cedric Nicolas-Troyan.^[a] It takes place before and after the events of the first film. The screenplay was written by Craig Mazin and Evan Spiliotopoulos and is based on characters created by Evan Daugherty.^[b] Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Nick Frost and Sam Claflin reprised their roles from the first film, with Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain and Rob Brydon joining.

The Huntsman: Winter's War premiered in Hamburg in March 2016, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2016, by Universal Pictures to negative reviews from critics. Praise was directed at the visuals and cast but many felt the film was unnecessary. It grossed $165 million worldwide against a $115 million production budget, becoming a box office bomb.

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